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Web Questionnaire as Construction Method of Affect-annotated Lexicon - Risks Reduction Strategy
PublicationThe paper concerns credibility of construction methods for affect-annotated lexicons, specifically a web questionnaire is explored and evaluated. Web-based surveys are susceptible to some risks, which might influence credibility of the results, as some participants might perform random clicks or intentionally falsify the responses. The paper explores the risks and proposes some strategies to reduce them. The strategies are supported...
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SOCIAL ENTREPRENEURS – WHAT MAKES THEM DIFFERENT FROM BUSINESS UNDERTAKERS
PublicationSocial entrepreneurs, very often operate with highly limited resources, not to say with virtually nothing. They possess motivation, but apart from financial or technical resources very often they also need complex set of skills, especially those connected with leadership. Social entrepreneurship is similar to business entrepreneurship in many way, however there are some differences. Both similarities and differences can be find...
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Antifungal Effect of Penicillamine Due to the Selective Targeting of L-Homoserine O-Acetyltransferase
PublicationDue to the apparent similarity of fungal and mammalian metabolic pathways, the number of established antifungal targets is low, and the identification of novel ones is highly desirable. The results of our studies, presented in this work, indicate that the fungal biosynthetic pathway of L-methionine, an amino acid essential for humans, seems to be an attractive perspective. The MET2 gene from Candida albicans encoding L-homoserine...
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AN ENERGY APPROACH TO THE FATIGUE LIFE OF SHIP PROPULSION SYSTEMS
PublicationThe conducted research investigations aimed to carry out an identification of the constructional materials fatigue state of the ship propulsions’ rotational mechanical units for diagnostic purposes. The fatigue cracks of the elements transmitting mechanical energy streams from the propulsion engines to the ship propellers or to the generators of the ship’s electric power station stand for a primary reason for the secondary, usually...
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Fractional differential equations with causal operators
PublicationWe study fractional differential equations with causal operators. The existence of solutions is obtained by applying the successive approximate method. Some applications are discussed including also the case when causal operator Q is a linear operator. Examples illustrate some results.
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Modeling of Combined Phenomena Affecting an AUV Stealth Vehicle
PublicationIn the paper some results of research connected with modelling the basic stealth characteristics of an AUV vehicle are presented. First of all a general approach to design of the stealth AUV autonomous underwater vehicle under consideration is introduced. Then, the AUV stealth vehicle concept is briefly described. Next a method of modelling of the stealth characteristics is briefly described as well. As an example of the stealth...
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Mechanical analysis of eccentric defected bilayer graphene sheets considering the van der Waals force
PublicationIn this article, we have tried to simulate nonlinear bending analysis of a double-layered graphene sheet which contains a geometrical imperfection based on an eccentric hole. The first-order shear deformation theory is considered to obtain the governing equations. Also, the nonlinear von Kármán strain field has been assumed in order to obtain large deformations. Whereas the double-layered graphene sheet has been considered, the...
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MEMS Technology Quality Requirements as Applied to Multibeam Echosounder
PublicationSmall, lightweight, power-efficient, and low-cost microelectromechanical system (MEMS) inertial sensors and microcontrollers, available in the market today, help reduce the instability of Multibeam Sonars. Current MEMS inertial measurement units (IMUs) come in many shapes, sizes, and costs — depending on the application and performance required. Although MEMS inertial sensors offer affordable, appropriately scaled units, they are...
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CREATING A RANKING OF DIAGNOSTIC PARAMETERS FOR THE DYNAMIC PROCESS OF A MARINE COMBUSTION ENGINE IN THE ASPECT OF MULTI-CRITERIA EVALUATIONS
PublicationThe change of some of the engine’s structural parameters affects the change of toxic compound emission in exhaust gases. It mainly applies to the damage sustained by the charge exchange system as well as the fuel system and the engine supercharging system. These changes are definitely higher during dynamic states and the related transient states. As such, it is possible to speak of a diverse sensitivity of the diagnostic parameters...
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Hyperproteic diet modifies microbiota composition and associated metabolites in rats
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A concept of measurement system based on the Z-Wave standard
PublicationIn the paper a new concept of measurement system based on the Z-Wave standard is presented. This standard is dedicated to use mainly in home automation systems, but its properties enable to use it in dispersed measurement systems and support wireless communication between measurement nodes in a mesh-type network. In the paper basic metrological aspects of the Z-Wave standard and an example of impedance measurement system are discussed.
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Successive Iterative Method for Higher-Order Fractional Differential Equations Involving Stieltjes Integral Boundary Conditions
PublicationIn this paper, the existence of positive solutions to fractional differential equations with delayed arguments and Stieltjes integral boundary conditions is discussed. The convergence of successive iterative method of solving such problems is investigated. This allows us to improve some recent works. Some numerical examples illustrate the results.
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Comparing some convolution-based methods for creation of surround sound. W: [CD-ROM] Collected papers. First Pan-American/Iberian Meeting on Acoustics. 144 Meeting of the Acoustical Society of America. III Iberoamerican Cong- ress of Acoustics. 9o Mexican Congress of Acoustics. Cancun, Q. R. Mxico, 2-6 Dec. 2002. [B.m.:ASA]**2002 paper 2pPP22, 7 s. 8 rys. 1 tab. bibliogr. 12 poz. system nagrań dźwięku dookólnego z wykorzystaniem splotu odpowiedzi impul- sowej sali.
PublicationW referacie przedstawiono eksperymenty związane z symulacją dźwięku dookól-nego w sali koncertowej. W tym celu wykorzystano splot odpowiedzi impulsowejz danego wnętrza (wielokanałowe nagrania odpowiedzi impulsowej) z nagraniamiz komory bezechowej. Uzyskany w ten sposób sygnał został następnie przypisa-ny do odpowiednich kanałów w systemie dookólnym. Uzyskane w ten sposób nag-rania były następnie porównywane w testach subiektywnych...
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A Meta-Analysis of Pulse Arrival Time Based Blood Pressure Estimation
PublicationThe paper presents a preliminary meta-analysis of the sample correlation between pulse arrival time (PAT) and blood pressure (BP). The aim of the study was to verify sample correlation coefficient between PAT and BP using an affine model BP = a · P AT + b for systolic and diastolic blood pressure. The databases included in the search were the IEEE Xplore Digital Library, Springer Link and Google Scholar. Only papers from 2005 to...
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Collaborative Exploration of Trees by Energy-Constrained Mobile Robots
PublicationWe study the problem of exploration of a tree by mobile agents (robots) that have limited energy. The energy constraint bounds the number of edges that can be traversed by a single agent. We use a team of agents to collectively explore the tree and the objective is to minimize the size of this team. The agents start at a single node, the designated root of the tree and the height of the tree is assumed to be less than the energy...
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Multidisciplinary Open System Transferring Knowledge for R2B Development
PublicationDespite many efforts, there is still a serious problem in transferring knowledge from research to business. The problem is especially visible in Poland – the cooperation of R2B is ineffective. We are trying to solve this problem using some IT support. The manuscript presents some solutions developed at the Gdańsk University of Technology. In particular, the platform called “MOST Knowledge” is deeply described. Its layer architecture,...
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Orthogonality relations for the associated Legendre functions of imaginary order
PublicationOrthogonality relations for the associated Legendre functions of imaginary order are derived. They are expressed in terms of the Dirac delta function. The method is based on some known properties of the associated Legendre functions and the Dirac delta distribution. A special case of one of the relations has appeared in some recent applications.
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Multi agent grid systems
PublicationThis chapter presents an idea of merging grid and volunteer systemswith multi agent systems. It gives some basics concerning multi agentsystem and the most followed standard. Some deliberations concerningsuch an existing systems were made in order to finally present possibilities of introducing agents into the Comcute system.
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On the Consumption of Multimedia Content Using Mobile Devices: a Year to Year User Case Study
PublicationIn the early days, consumption of multimedia content related with audio signals was only possible in a stationary manner. The music player was located at home, with a necessary physical drive. An alternative way for an individual was to attend a live performance at a concert hall or host a private concert at home. To sum up, audio-visual effects were only reserved for a narrow group of recipients. Today, thanks to portable players,...
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Wsparcie rzeczywistości wirtualnej dla projektów realizowanych w ASP w Gdańsku / Virtual reality support for the projects carried out in the AFA in Gdańsk
PublicationLaboratorium Zanurzonej Wizualizacji Przestrzennej (LZWP) jest unikatowym w skali kraju miejscem, gdzie w grupie kilku osób można wspólnie eksplorować świat iluzji. Na takie doświadczenie pozwalają znajdujące się tam jaskinie rzeczywistości wirtualnej (ang. Cave Automatic Virtual Environment, CAVE) umożliwiające uczestnikom eksperymentu wniknięcie w środowisko zarówno kreowane komputerowo, jak i stanowiące cyfrową kopię realnego...
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Thermal Imaging in Wound Healing Diagnostics
PublicationResults of a project searching for objective, quantitative evaluation of postoperative wound healing in cardiosurgery are presented. We propose simple thermal models of the healing processes after cardiosurgery interventions as objective descriptors allowing classification of patients for extraction and following recovery at home or for prolonged treatment in a hospital. Classification of healing as the normal process or as a process...
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Modeling of performance of an AUV stealth vehicle. Design for operation.
PublicationIn the paper some results of research connected with modelling of performance and risk assessment of an AUV stealth vehicle are presented. A general approach to design of the stealth AUV autonomous underwater vehicle under consideration is introduced. The basic stealth characteristics of the AUV stealth vehicle are briefly described. The method of research is introduced. The AUV stealth vehicle concept is presented including the...
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Modelling of performance of an AUV stealth vehicle. Design for operation.
PublicationIn the paper some results of research connected with modelling of performance and risk assessment of an AUV stealth vehicle are presented. A general approach to design of the stealth AUV autonomous underwater vehicle under consideration is introduced. The basic stealth characteristics of the AUV stealth vehicle are briefly described. The method of research is introduced. The AUV stealth vehicle concept is presented including the...
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Inteligentne systemy agentowe w systemach zdalnego nauczania
PublicationW pracy omówiono inteligentne systemy agentowe w systemach zdalnego nauczania. Po krótkim przedstawieniu ewolucji systemów zdalnego nauczania i ich wybranych zastosowań, scharakteryzowano inteligentne agenty edukacyjne. Omówiono wykorzystanie programowania genetycznego oraz algorytmów neuro-ewolucyjnych do implementacji oprogramowania tej klasy. Ponadto, nawiązano do modelu Map-Reduce, który efektywnie wspiera architekturę nowoczesnego...
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Volunteer Computing System Comcute with Smart Scheduler
PublicationIn this paper, a volunteer grid called Comcute is studied. Moreover, the harmony search scheduler is proposed. This scheduler has been designed for efficient using some resources of volunteer grid. The harmony search scheduler optimizes both a workload of a bottleneck computer and the cost of grid. Finally, some experiment outcomes have been discussed.
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Multibaem Sonar Records Data Decimation Using Hierarchical Spline Interpolation
PublicationMultibeam sonar records feature high vertical and horizontal resolution. Interpolating and approximating, eventually displaying of of high volume scattered 3D raster data leads to some difficulties related to a computer processing power. The paper presents some advantages of using hierarchical splines in the context. Such an approach facilitates real time 3D MBS data rendering.
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NOMINATION DOSSIER, The Modernist Centre of Gdynia, parts 4 - 7
PublicationThe city of Gdynia is commonly known in Poland as a symbol of the country’s independence and evidence of the foresight of planners and politicians. It is the outcome of the efforts and aspirations of generations of people from all kinds of backgrounds who made Gdynia their home. Document prepared by researchers from Gdansk University of Technology and other experts is the important part of the Nomination Dossier prepared for international...
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Harmony Search for Self-configuration of Fault–Tolerant and Intelligent Grids
PublicationIn this paper, harmony search algorithms have been proposed to self-configuration of fault-tolerant grids for big data processing. Self-configuration of computer grids lies in the fact that new computer nodes are automatically configured by software agents and then integrated into the grid. A base node works due to several configuration parameters that define some aspects of data communications and energy power consumption. We...
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Glosa aprobująca do wyroku Izby Karnej Sądu Najwyższego z 29 maja 2018 r. o sygn. akt II KK 99/18. A comment of approval on the verdict of 29 May 2018 issued by the Criminal Law Chamber of the Polish Supreme Court (II KK 99/18).
Publication"Glosowany wyrok Sądu Najwyższego dotyczy problematyki orzekania o czynach przeciwko mieniu, w stosunku do których od 9 listopada 2013 r. kryterium uznania danego czynu za przestępstwo albo za wykroczenie stanowi określony w kodeksie wykroczeń wskaźnik minimalnego wynagrodzenia za pracę. We wskazanym zakresie należy mieć na uwadze minimalne wynagrodzenie z daty orzekania w przedmiocie odpowiedzialności za taki czyn, a nie z...
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Four Degree-of-Freedom Hydrodynamic Maneuvering Model of a Small Azipod-Actuated Ship With Application to Onboard Decision Support Systems
PublicationThe main contribution of this paper is a numerical ship motion model of NTNU’s research vessel Gunnerus, capturing the surge, sway, roll, and yaw dynamics when sailing in uniform and steady currents. The model utilizes a crossflow drag formulation for the transverse viscous loads, and it includes a nonlinear formulation for the propulsion and steering loads provided by two azipod thrusters. A wide range of experimental data obtained...
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A numerical analysis of the thermal effects in the jet impingement stagnation zone
PublicationMost of the flows occurring in the engineering systems are turbulent and their accurate numerical analysis is still challenging, especially when combined with the heat transfer. One of the methods of heat transfer enhancement is utilization of the turbulent impinging jets, which were recently applied also in the heat exchangers. Their positive impact on the heat transfer performance was proven, but many questions related to its...
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An Ontology-based Contextual Pre-filtering Technique for Recommender Systems
PublicationContext-aware Recommender Systems aim to provide users with the most adequate recommendations for their current situation. However, an exact context obtained from a user could be too specific and may not have enough data for accurate rating prediction. This is known as the data sparsity problem. Moreover, often user preference representation depends on the domain or the specific recommendation approach used. Therefore, a big effort...
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Equitable coloring of graphs. Recent theoretical results and new practical algorithms
PublicationIn this paper we survey recent theoretical results concerning conditions for equitable colorability of some graphs and recent theoretical results concerning the complexity of equitable coloring problem. Next, since the general coloring problem is strongly NP-hard, we report on practical experiments with some efficient polynomial-time algorithms for approximate equitable coloring of general graphs.
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Uczenie maszynowe do samoorganizacji systemów rozproszonych w zastosowaniach gospodarczych
PublicationW pracy omówiono uczenie maszynowe do samoorganizacji systemów rozproszonych w zastosowaniach gospodarczych ze szczególnym uwzględnieniem sieci neuronowych do predykcji finansowych oraz szacowania ratingu przedsiębiorstw. Oprócz sieci neuronowych, istotną rolę w przygotowaniu i testowaniu informatycznych systemów finansowych może pełnić programowanie genetyczne. Z tego powodu omówiono uczenie maszynowe w aplikacjach konstruowanych...
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Sensitivity analysis of flexural and torsional buckling loads of laminated columns
PublicationThe paper concerns first order sensitivity analysis of flexural and torsional bucklin g loads of axiallycompressed thin-walled columns with bisymmetric or axisymmetric cross-section made of unidirectional fibre-reinforcedlaminate. The first variation of critical loads versus some variations of the column material properties and cross-sectionaldimensions is derived. Numerical examples dealing with simply supported I-columns are...
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Suitableness of SLM Manufactured Turbine Blade for Aerodynamical Tests
PublicationsettingsOrder Article Reprints Open AccessArticle Suitableness of SLM Manufactured Turbine Blade for Aerodynamical Tests by Janusz Telega 1,*ORCID,Piotr Kaczynski 1ORCID,Małgorzata A. Śmiałek 2ORCID,Piotr Pawlowski 3ORCID andRyszard Szwaba 1ORCID 1 Institute of Fluid Flow Machinery Polish Academy of Sciences (IMP PAN), Fiszera 14, 80-231 Gdansk, Poland 2 Faculty of Mechanical Engineering and Ship Technology, Institute of Naval...
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Measuring pulse rate with a webcam — A non-contact method for evaluating cardiac activity
PublicationIn this paper the simple and robust method of measuring the pulse rate is presented. Elaborated algorithm allows for efficient pulse rate registration directly from face image captured from webcam. The desired signal was obtained by proper channel selection and principal component analysis. A developed non-contact method of heart rate monitoring is shown in the paper. The proposed technique may have a great value in monitoring...
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Intranet and internal communication in an organization
PublicationOne of the conditions of an organizational effectiveness is acommunication. However, communication meets some obstacles. Newtechnological opportunities, such as Intranet support enterprise communication process and bring some benefits. This paper includes: the description of communication process and its barriers, the analyze of relationships between communication and an organizational effectiveness, advantages from implementing...
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PHYSICAL MODELLING OF GEOTECHNICAL STRUCTURES IN PORTS AND OFFSHORE
PublicationThe physical modelling of subsoil behaviour and soil-structure interaction is essential for the proper design of offshore structures and port infrastructure. A brief introduction to such modelling of geoengineering problems is presented and some methods and experimental devices are described. The relationships between modelling scales are given. Some examples of penetration testing results in centrifuge and calibration chamber...
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ZAAWANSOWANE SYMULACJE NUMERYCZNE MES DYNAMIKI MOSTÓW Z WYKORZYSTANIEM PROCEDURY EXPLICITE
PublicationDostęp do mocy obliczeniowej superkomputerów oraz możliwość wykorzystania nowoczesnych systemów, np. takich jak Ls-Dyna, pozwala na uzyskanie niezwykle szczegółowych rozwiązań bardzo skomplikowanych problemów inżynierskich. Zagadnienia te dotyczą zakresu statyki/stateczności jak i dynamiki dla rozbudowanych układów konstrukcyjnych zarówno w zakresie nieliniowości materiałowej jak i geometrycznej. Uzyskanie wiarygodnych wyników...
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Sztuczne sieci neuronowe oraz metoda wektorów wspierających w bankowych systemach informatycznych
PublicationW artykule zaprezentowano wybrane metod sztucznej inteligencji do zwiększania efektywności bankowych systemów informatycznych. Wykorzystanie metody wektorów wspierających czy sztucznych sieci neuronowych w połączeniu z nowoczesną technologią mikroprocesorową umożliwia znaczący wzrost konkurencyjności banku poprzez dodanie nowych funkcjonalności. W rezultacie możliwe jest także złagodzenie skutków kryzysu finansowego.
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Efficient bounds on quantum-communication rates via their reduced variants
PublicationWe investigate one-way communication scenarios where Bob operating on his component can transfer some subsystem to the environment. We define reduced versions of quantum-communication rates and, further, prove upper bounds on a one-way quantum secret key, distillable entanglement, and quantum-channel capacity by means of their reduced versions. It is shown that in some cases they drastically improve their estimation.
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Smart Weighing Scale with Feet-Sampled ECG
PublicationIn a smart home, health and well-being monitoring systems could be embedded in everyday devices providing a pervasive care. A home bathroom scale is an example of such a device, typically used to measure body weight and very often its composition (e.g. body water/fat percentage). In this paper, we analyzed a potential use of the bathroom scale to measure electrocardiogram (ECG) from electrodes located on the scale's tile. In particular...
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Antifungal Activity of Homoaconitate and Homoisocitrate Analogs
PublicationThirteen structural analogs of two initial intermediates of the L-alpha-aminoadipate pathway of L-lysine biosynthesis in fungi have been designed and synthesized, including fluoro- and epoxy-derivatives of homoaconitate and homoisocitrate. Some of the obtainedcompounds exhibited at milimolar range moderate enzyme inhibitory properties against homoaconitase and/or homoisocitrate dehydrogenase of Candida albicans. The structural...
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The effect of shear deformations' rotary inertia on the vibrating response of multi-physic composite beam-like actuators
PublicationIn consecutive studies on flexomagneticity (FM), this work investigates the flexomagnetic reaction of a vibrating squared multi-physic beam in finite dimensions. It is assumed that the bending and shear deformations cause rotary inertia. In the standard type of the Timoshenko beam the rotary inertia originated from shear deformations has been typically omitted. It means the rotary inertia resulting from shear deformation is a new...
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Biological and mechanical properties of bone cement with nanoparticles - in vivo and in vitro research
PublicationDespite antibiotics preventive treatment, before and after an implant implementation, risk of infection are real. These infections at the implant surface develop in a few months after applying them into the body. To prevent the development of bacteria and to reduce the risk of infection, implants coated with nanoparticles come into use. The Mechanical Department of the Technical University of Gdańsk carried out a research with...
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PAH diagnostic ratios for the identification of pollution emission sources
PublicationPolycyclic aromatic hydrocarbon (PAH) diagnostic ratios have recently come into common use as a toolfor identifying and assessing pollution emission sources. Some diagnostic ratios are based on parentPAHs, others on the proportions of alkyl-substituted to non-substituted molecules. The ratios areapplicable to PAHs determined in different environmental media: air (gas þ particle phase), water,sediment, soil, as well as biomonitor...
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Research on the phenomena of warming up and free cooling down the car engine
PublicationThe average cold start temperature in Europe is 9 degrees C. However, not the average is the most important for the composition of exhaust gases and associated air pollution. The most onerous for the environment are the winter starts when automotive emissions of harmful gases add up in cities with those of home heating systems. The paper presents preliminary studies of warming up and cooling down processes in various environmental conditions....
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Zewnętrzna stolarka drzwiowa Gdańska-Wrzeszcza na przełomie XIX i XX wieku
PublicationDzielnica Gdańska Wrzeszcz ukształtowała się na przełomie XIX i XX w. Liczba mieszkańców Wrzeszcza wzrosła z około 2500 w 1884 r. do około 35 000 w 1914 r. W tym czasie powstało kilkaset jednorodzinnych i wielorodzinnych budynków mieszkalnych oraz najważniejsze obiekty użyteczności publicznej, jak zespół Politechniki, szkoły, szpitale i kościoły. Wrzeszcz – w odróżnieniu od śródmieścia Gdańska – w niewielkim tylko stopniu ucierpiał...
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Parametrization and Correlation Analysis Applied to Music Mood Classification .
PublicationThe paper presents a study on music mood categorization. First, a review of music mood models is presented. Then, the preparation of a set of music excerpts to be used in the experiments and music parametrization is described. Next, some listening tasks performed to obtain mood descriptors are introduced. Finally,the correlation between mood descriptors and features extracted from parameters is discussed. The paper concludes with...